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A group of tech giants collectively valued at more than $10 trillion are scheduled to report earnings, including major AI spenders.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2026
AI spending fears threaten to swamp Big Tech’s strong earnings
Based on the violent market reaction to Meta’s rising capital expenditures last week, the response to any disappointment likely won’t be forgiving.
The career trajectory of many of today’s Indian business leaders is similar to that of Axalta Coating Systems Chair Rakesh Sachdev, who started in the U.S. as a senior engineer at auto supplier Cummins in 1981 before rising to become chief financial officer and later president of Asia Pacific at Arvin Meritor.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2026
Indian executives are gaining clout in U.S. corporate boardrooms
A record 16 Indian men joined S&P 500 boards this year, taking directorships at companies including Walmart, Southwest Airlines and Western Digital.
The OpenAI offices in San Francisco on July 21, 2026. OpenAI on Wednesday disclosed six new instances in which artificial intelligence systems hid mistakes, made up data and moved files onto the open internet without permission.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Sep 17, 2026
Why it’s difficult for tech companies to rein in AI
Concerns over artificial intelligence safety are escalating at a critical moment for the AI industry.
Google has racked up total European Union antitrust penalties of �10.38 billion in its near two decade-long fight with EU antitrust regulators.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 9, 2026
Google warns of lower quality as it revamps Europe search results to avoid EU fines
Google said the changes mark the largest reduction in quality of service at the internet search engine in its 29-year search history.
Meta policy bars children under 13 from using Facebook or Instagram and permits teenagers to use the platforms with some limits on content.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 1, 2026
Settlement requires Meta to check young users’ ages. How will that work?
The owner of Facebook and Instagram recently came to an $18 billion legal settlement with U.S. states that is aimed at curbing children’s use of social media.
In a landmark deal with state attorneys general across the U.S., Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion and implement design changes such as limiting the amount of time users under 18 can spend scrolling on its apps.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 27, 2026
Kids will be kids, and that’s the biggest risk with Meta’s new safeguards
Guardrails can only work as well as a company’s ability to accurately identify a user’s age, and young people around the world have repeatedly found ways to get past restrictions.
U.S. President Donald Trump shows off an image of his planned ballroom at the White House on May 19.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2026
Big business bought political influence. The bill is now due.
Corporate leaders’ attempts to buy political access under Trump could leave businesses exposed to public backlash and future administrations.
Demis Hassabis, chief executive officer of Google DeepMind, attends a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony in Seoul on April 27.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 6, 2026
Google AI veterans depart during seismic leadership shift
The split casts doubt over leadership of a critical area in growth right as competition intensifies.
Google has lost its fight against a record European Union antitrust fine of �4.1 billion ($4.7 billion), a development seen as likely ?to boost Europe's crackdown on Big Tech.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2026
Google loses fight against record �4.1 billion EU antitrust fine
The ruling by Europe’s top court is seen as being likely to boost the bloc’s crackdown on Big Tech.
Kaity Fischer, vice-president of commercial and operations at British autonomous driving technology company Wayve, poses next to a car from the company during an interview in London on June 8.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2026
Race for robotaxi market arrives in London
British startup Wayve, in partnership with Uber, is racing to beat U.S. rival Waymo, owned by Google-parent Alphabet.
A growing number of young consumers are turning to analog and single-purpose devices like cyberdecks and e-readers as a form of resistance to AI-first platforms and automated digital systems.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2026
What is the hottest Gen-Z tech trend? Anti-AI
Many of the models now being hunted online were released before their new owners were born.
Visitors attend Google's I/O 2026 developer conference in Mountain View, California, on May 19. The event primarily focused on the next generation of artificial intelligence and developer tools.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2026
Google’s AI shift is causing a collective freak-out
The new dark art of search engine optimization is known as GEO (generative is now the first word) and it paradoxically has a more human flavor than the era of backlinks.
Ambitious plans for space-based solar power face steep costs and engineering hurdles, making them far less practical than rapidly advancing terrestrial renewables.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2026
Solar in space is a solution in search of a problem
The thinking behind space solar makes some sense: The sun doesn’t always shine on Earth, which means solar panels on the ground aren’t always gathering energy.
Alphabet, the parent of Google, sold ?576.5 billion ($3.6 billion) in bonds in the largest ever yen deal by a non-Japanese company as competition to fund data centers and AI infrastructure intensifies.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2026
Alphabet sells biggest yen bond on record by foreign issuer
The Google parent sold ?576.5 billion ($3.6 billion) of bonds as competition to fund centers and AI infrastructure intensifies.
Alphabet’s Gemini artificial intelligence model is considered one of the best in the industry.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 11, 2026
AI wins have Alphabet poised to become world’s biggest company
Over the past year, Alphabet?has gone from an artificial intelligence afterthought to the one firm in the market with dominant positions in nearly every aspect of the technology.
The Nvidia logo and a Neura humanoid robot at the Hannover Messe 2026 trade fair in Hannover, Germany, on April 20. Nvidia’s grip on the AI processor market is seen as increasingly under threat from other chipmakers as well as its biggest customers.
BUSINESS
May 6, 2026
Nvidia is facing more competition and it’s spooking investors
Nvidia’s grip on the AI processor market is seen as increasingly under threat from other chipmakers as well as its biggest customers.
The Google logo during the CERAWeek energy conference 2026 in Houston, Texas, on March 24. A reported agreement between Google and the U.S. Department of Defense requires the tech giant to help adjust its AI safety settings and filters at the government's request.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 28, 2026
Google inks deal allowing Pentagon to use AI models for classified work
A reported agreement requires the tech giant to help adjust its AI safety settings and filters at the government’s request.
More than 200 children’s specialists, advocacy groups and schools sent a letter raising concerns about what they view as a lack of substance in AI-generated YouTube videos.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 2, 2026
Google faces calls to prohibit AI videos for kids on YouTube
More than 200 children’s specialists, advocacy groups and schools sent a letter raising concerns about what they view as a lack of substance in AI-generated YouTube videos.
Spools of electrical wires outside a series of assembly tents at the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 2, 2026
America’s AI build-out hinges on Chinese electrical parts
The boom in AI infrastructure is colliding with a shortage of transformers and other electrical components needed to power massive data centers.
Lori Schott is embraced by lawyer Laura Marquez-Garrett outside the court after the jury found Meta and Google liable in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming children's mental health through addictive social media platforms, in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 26, 2026
Meta and Google found liable in first social media addiction trial
The landmark decision could signal hefty risks for the companies as they fight thousands of similar claims.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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